Many of the numbers in the Bible are symbols of a criterion, a "measure" of fullness, a certain amount, i.e., a set of positive or negative characteristics of everything that happens in the world.
Numbers are both positive symbols and negative symbols.
The Divine Revelations of the true meaning of numbers used in the Holy Scriptures, Patriarchs, Prophets, Jesus Christ, Apostles, who comprehended the Will of God, always revealed to the peoples in due time and in appropriate measure. Therefore, the full unraveling of the symbolism of certain numbers will only be revealed in the future.